New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-20
WILL CEMEyT PROTECT IRON PIPES'


WILL CEuEyT PROTECT IRON PIPESf
| TIE BOARD OF ELECTRICAL CONTROL CONSIDERS
THE QUEsTION-THE INsPECT0asIiP.
| The MAYOR attended the meeting OF the Board OF
Flec,ricsi Control yesterday and lafmost from the
gave evideuce that he intended to make bis pres
ence felt az a member. The question whether IRON
Moe yas protected by being laid in hydraulic ,ment
cans up al the previous meeting and the Board deter
mined TO procure the Opinion OF experts on the SAP
ject. Several well known engmeerS "eio VII manu- W
| give their ex periepce
En,;neer Krarncy reported that the work in Fifty
e;ohtb-.t from Third 70 Eigbth-sve. was going on
t,yorably. The trenches had been dig in Fhth-ave
from Twenty fourth to nty-third-s ana no ex-
pected to have flashed before the contractor
wos ready to lay the pavement 10 the avenue.
Engineer McNulty. who one OF the engineers
employed on she brooklyn Bridge, said that his ex
perence showed that hydraulic cement was gooo
yative Of iron he anchorages Of the brooklyn
Bridge were laid in emit Hc examined part OF
these short time ago and found the IRON bright
Hs associate engineer, Mr.. Buck had examined the
cables OF tae railroad bridge across the Niagara kSer
after nearly thirty yesrs had passed. aud found item
in good condition. R0ebliOg built bridge across
the Allegheny River in lS41 aud when The cables
which were buried In cement, were examined In 1901!
thu CABLES were found comparatively nnn1ured. IL
was necessary that iron should be clean and free
n ON scale before being placed IN the cement he
was confident that irn pipe laid In hydraulic cement
would last longer than il laid n any other manner
Engineers Kearney and Bsckwith supported Mr..
McNuty. ,,.
General Averin opposed the use of hydraulic
cemert He again exhibited the snecimens Of iron
pipe taken from the Government building In Chicago.
which he said had been laid in cement aud were much
oorroded Contractor Salter. who saw tho pipes
taken from the building. declared positively that the
cement had to be broken from tho pipe Inc mayor
DOUBTED the yeriect protection OF tho pipe from the
effect of air and water. General Averill exhibited
specimen OF prepared pipe, composed OF wood ana
bitumen which he said. was practically ndestructoe
and could be furnished tor onsba the cost OF ron
ENGINEER Birdsal, of the Department oil FuD1c
Work said that the ppes laid by his department were
covered with preparation OF red ss1 ara h1ssea o,.
The Safety Electrical Light and Power Company
appl ed tor permission to string wires. This was
referred to Commissi oner Citizens
The rules and regulations were refcrred PACK 10
the committee with instructions to confer with an
ecrca engineer in order to get further suggestions
tor public safety.
cand,dst Chief Inspector and the names OF per
Chiet Inspector Charles @. Cornell. He had great
experience, Mr.. kearney said, and has been az one
time Street Commissioners.
Mayor Ii ,witt-what is his business ...,.
sn.nap a .xv.rencS could II report any
one who could more qaek learn what neces
The Mayor protest against the appoiptment Of any man
into the .s e sT business Is
MT Kearney-is no, his experience Is p"onc ocA' '"
The Mayor Squire Commissioned r9Sc Works
Commissioner was merely Ministerial one HIS IN
e6ie inspector cali. The lives Of tho
public and holding the position OF inspector
must have some experience
The Mayor moved that the report lie on the table
This was lost, only the Mayor voting tor 1t Then
the Mayor moved that the report be referred TO so-
| mite. This was lost by the sane vote. Then the
MAYOR moved to djourn and this was carried, the
Mayor, President Hess aud Mr.. Moss voting In the
affirmative and Mr GiDbens voting no IN loud tone
There will probably be lively time at the next meet
| ing. ~ -
Sir. Cornell who Is proposed for appointment, was
formerly member of the Board OF Counc linen and
Aldermen. then Street Commissioner, with powers
somewhat like those Of the present Commissioner OF
Public Works. and afterward State Senator He was
| tor t.o three years prominent IN the Irving HAN
organization. Last year he was chairman OF the E1-
! ecutive Committee.
Justice U'Gormsn in the Superior Court. Chambers.
Yesterday reserved mia decision after hearing further
argument by Corporation Counsel O'Brien, William
N Cohen William e. Trull and John X. Dos Passos.
on the application made by the latter In behalf OF
Peter Mc(iinness taxpayer. for an Injunction TO
restrain the Boerd OF Electrical Control from contnu-
ing its operations and the Consolidated Telegraph
| aud Electrical Subway Company from placing con-
duits rnder the streets Mr. OBrien 10 opposing tho
application behalf of the city, said that the painti
had no right to bring the action unless he showed that
it was brought in good faith to protect public interests
| and not TO promote those OF private character,
| which he had tailed to do.